Very brief thoughts on March's comics (Part 2) [Spoilers]

Cable and Deadpool #38

This is the one comic we get that everyone in the family reads. Lots of Deadpool love around here, not so much the Cable love. But that's all right, because this issue features no Cable whatsoever! Anyway. Never heard of Agent X before, but just enough backstory is given to make the story make sense, so no problem there, although the twelve-year-old was sad to see the last of Tiny Deadpool.

I have what is probably an unhealthy fondness for those slice-of-life bits with regard to Hydra or AIM or SHIELD. (Which is one reason I love Irredeemable Ant-Man.) Particularly fun was Bob--whose blog I'd love to see (and am surprised that some enterprising Deadpool fan hasn't set up a Myspace for him). I hope he makes it through the storyline.


Green Lantern Corps #10

This issue is heavy on the Soranik Natu, and since she's the main reason I read it, that makes it a good issue in my book. I have not thus far been as fond of Iolande, but I think I'm going to enjoy the dynamic between the two women.

Also happy to see Isamot again, though I would have liked to see how the confrontation (if any) between him and Qalyra played out.

And I know that I ought to be gaining greater appreciation for Guy Gardner, but so far it isn't happening. I don't dislike him, but I'm not a convert. Sorry. :)


Irredeemable Ant-Man #6

Still one of the first books I read every month (right after Captain America and the various Avengers titles). So. We get to find out what, exactly, happened to Mitch's face (and I'm so glad that it had nothing to do with formic acid). And a next issue I'm looking forward to a lot (one would think that upon discovering he had hitched a ride with Ms. Marvel, Eric would have gotten out of her purse as quickly as possible, but apparently not). Fun, evil stuff.


Justice League of America #6

Well, it's off my get-it-every-month list; I plan to get it in trade form from now on, and probably only that after glancing through the book. This first story arc really didn't do it for me, possibly because so much of it was focused on Red Tornado, who has never interested me much. That wouldn't be a problem if the story itself had drawn me in more, or if it had sparked my interest in him, but it didn't.


Justice Society of America #4

This title, on the other hand, succeeds in making me care about characters I really know nothing about. (So it can be done.) Somehow the family relationships are explained in such a way that I understand what's going on, while not interrupting the flow of the story. That's pretty impressive. In fact, I'm enjoying pretty much everything about this book, which is kind of a surprise to me, but a pleasant one.